Wellington Centre

04 389 8044

140 Alexandra Road, Newtown, Wellington 6021 PO Box 7069, Newtown, Wellington 6242

Our opening hours

Opening hours

Mon: 10am-4pm

Tue: 10am-4pm

Wed: 10am-4pm

Thu: 10am-4pm

Fri: 10am-4pm

Sat: 10am-4pm

Sun: 10am-4pm

Hospital / Vet Clinic hours

Mon: 8am-7pm

Tue: 8am-7pm

Wed: 8am-7pm

Thu: 8am-7pm

Fri: 8am-7pm

Sat: 8am-5pm

Sun: 8am-5pm

Note:

Under Alert Level 2, our centre is open by appointment only for those picking up an adopted animal or dropping off/picking up a foster animal. Please call our centre to make an appointment on the number below. Strict physical distancing and health and safety measures will be enforced, including contact tracing. Members of the public cannot visit centres to view animals. We will maintain carrying out our adoptions using contactless methods through online enquiries.

Making a difference in Wellington

Volunteer with us

Under Alert Level 1 our centre can reopen, however, entry will be by appointment only. We ask anyone who would like to come to a centre to enquire about adopting, fostering, or volunteering to contact us first and make an appointment. You can make an appointment by calling our centre on the number provided below. If you are dropping off donations we would love to see you during our opening hours at any time. You're also welcome to grab a coffee at our Coffee Cart and walk outside and see the dogs in our dog yards, and the cats in the cat areas.

SPCA has been in Wellington over 130 years and now has pride of place in the old Fever Hospital in the Green belt in Newtown on Mount Victoria.

The Fever Hospital was originally opened in 1919 for human patients and was open just before Christmas 2013 just for animals.

As well as space for animals to be rehomed, SPCA’s Wellington Centre, known as the Margaret Doucas Animal Hospital, has a full veterinary hospital providing care for the animals in the community as well as those in SPCA care.

With a focus on community engagement and proactive solutions to animal needs, there is also the opportunity to hire areas of the Centre for functions and events.

Specific enquiries

Enquiry types

All cruelty reports should be made by phone: 04 389 8044

If you have an animal welfare complaint, please call our team on 04 389 8044. Our team will be on call 9am-9pm, 7 days a week during summer (daylight saving hours) and 8am-7pm during winter.

If you have an animal emergency outside of these hours, please contact your nearest after-hours vet clinic. For any problems with stray, found or lost dogs, please contact the local council. Please contact the local police for any instances where an animal or person/s welfare is at immediate risk.

Do not email or Facebook us to report emergencies.